Some Moths That Need ID (Part 3)...

[Lanzz]

I hope someone can ID these moths for me. Thanks...

1) - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/132196097 = Ancylolomia westwoodi
2) - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/117646011 = Eugoa inconspicua
3) - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/136146030 = Metallolophia cf. variegata
4) - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/151926138 = Lymantria kinta
5) - Cyana inconclusa? - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/145466059 = Cyana inconclusa
6) - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/152546002 = Garudinia latana
7) - Aloa lactinea? - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/152856007 = Aloa lactinea
8) - Crambid Moth? - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/152226021 = Gymnoscelis cf. pseudotibialis
9) - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/152846008 = Cabarda sequens
10) - Clothes Moth? - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/119716091
11) - Tortricid Moth? - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/135176007 - Unidentified Pyralid Moth
12) - Brownish Tussock Moth - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/129716067 = Ilema chalana
13) - Euproctis lutea? - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/121566017 = Euproctis wilemani
14) - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/153176017
15) - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/148486042 = Toxoproctis bifurcata
16) - Unidentified Plume Moth - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/144546033 = Sphenarches anisodactylus

[Psyche]

No. 2

This looks like a Nolidae spp, but no match seen
It actually resembles Eugoa inconspicua closely (recorded in lower Thailand.) Arctiinae, Erebidae.
The image of E. inconspicua is faulty.
The next closest is.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-7/eugoawalker/eugoawalker_5_17.php

TL Seow:cheers:

[Psyche]

No. 6 . This match Garudinia latana very well (type location Sri Lanka.)
Note the shapes of both black patches matched correctly.
http://www.archive.org/stream/catalogueoflepid2brituoft#page/262/mode/1up

It was thoght to occur in Borneo, but the Bornean form is now elevated to G. macrolatana.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-7/cisthenini/cisthenini_2_7.php

TL Seow:cheers:

[Psyche]

No.12 Closest match is Ilema chalana. Lymantriinae.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5/orgyiini/orgyiini_6_4.php

TL Seow :Cheers.

[Psyche]

No. 13. Is an Euproctis species. Lymantriinae.
Closest to E.wilemani.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5/nygmiini/nygmiini_13_4.php
But also to many other species eg the Australian E. lutea.
http://www.lepbarcoding.org/australia/species.php?region=1&id=68302&spec_id=BC_EF_Alc_01228A 1262799328&meta=&image=www.boldsystems.org/pics/GWORV/BC_EF_Alc_01228A+1262799328.jpg

TL Seow :Cheers.

[Psyche]

No. 9 This should be Cabarda sequens, only mainland species, the other two in Borneo & the Philippines. Arctinnae.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-7/nudariini/nudariini_5_1.php

TL Seow:cheers:

[Psyche]

No. 5 The pattern matches the female Cyana inconclusa well. Arctiinae.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-7/nudariini/nudariini_1_9.php

TL Seow:cheers:

[Psyche]

No. 8 Geometridae, Sterrhinae. Casuariclystis latifascia.
This is a bit of a guess as the images are very small.
This differs from the similar Gymnoscelis species in that the fasciae(bands) on both wings are strongly wavy.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-10/eupitheciini/eupitheciini_19_1.php

An example of a Gymnoscelis.
http://www.aphotofauna.com/images/moths/moth_gymnoscelis_rufifasciata_double_striped_pug_2 5-08-06_1.jpg

TL Seow:cheers:

[Lanzz]

No. 13. Is an Euproctis species. Lymantriinae.
Closest to E.wilemani.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5/nygmiini/nygmiini_13_4.php
But also to many other species eg the Australian E. lutea.
http://www.lepbarcoding.org/australia/species.php?region=1&id=68302&spec_id=BC_EF_Alc_01228A 1262799328&meta=&image=www.boldsystems.org/pics/GWORV/BC_EF_Alc_01228A+1262799328.jpg

TL Seow :Cheers.

Thanks Dr Seow for the IDs... No. 13 is not Euproctis lutea because it only occurs in Australia, right? Many people from that site ID the moth like this (spotted in other country) as Euproctis lutea...

[Psyche]

No. 7 Aloa lactinea is right.
Found all the way down to Java it is surprising absent from Borneo & yet an allied species A. marginata appeaered in Australia.

TL Seow:Cheers.

[Psyche]

No. 8 should be a Gymnoscelis spp. after all.
Some do have wavy bands on both wings.
It is very close to this but not quite . G. taprobanica Range India to China.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hkmoths/4210546834/in/set-72157623704591635

TL Seow:cheers:

[Psyche]

No 13. This "Euproctis is unusual in that the twin white bands converge towards the FW costa whereas they typically diverge towards the forward margin (costa) in most species.

Two more can be eliminated .
E. singapura (fig. 19)
http://www.archive.org/stream/catalogueofeaste01univ#page/n346/mode/1up
E. varians. if this image from Phuket is correct.
http://www.geocities.ws/notodontidae/122-102.jpg

E. wilemani remains the strongest candidate as the two fasciae(bands) do narrow towards the costal margin.
It is not recorded from Malaya but from Sumatra, Borneo & the Philippines.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Psyche]

No. 4. The appearance is typically Lymantriinae.

Note there are series of of indistinct arrowhead marks over the outer half of the FW.
We can safely eliminate Tribes Orgyiini & Nygmiini as these two do not have the 'arrowheads'.

In fact the marks are typical of Lymantria.
Assuming it is found in Moths of Borneo the likely candidate is L. kinta.
Lymantriine moths are extremely variable so it almost impossible to find a perfect match.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5/lymantriini/gallery.php

The pattern is closest to the male L. kinta & I would put it provisionally as this species.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5/lymantriini/lymantriini_1_22.php

TL Seow:cheers:

[Psyche]

No. 15.
This matches the male Toxoproctis bifurcata well.
There are several similar genera eg, Arna (2 subapical spots), Somena (without spot), Nygymia (with discal spot).
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5/nygmiini/nygmiini_7_4.php

TL Seow:cheers:

[Lanzz]

Thanks Dr Seow for another IDs...

[Psyche]

No.2 . I thought the MoB image was faulty earlier, but this is correctly Eugoa inconspicua . Arctiinae.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-7/eugoawalker/eugoawalker_5_18.php

TL Seow :Cheers.

[Psyche]

No 16. This matches Sphenarches anisodactylus very well. Distribution World-wide.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hkmoths/1135947014/in/set-72157616832533835
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphenarches_anisodactylus

TL Seow: Cheers.

[Psyche]

No. 14 should be a Tortricidae, subfamily Tortricinae.
It has the cross-pattern seen in some of the Capua species.
http://www1.ala.org.au/gallery2/v/Tortricidae/tortricinae/epitymbiini/CAPUA+euphona+Meyrick+1910+Black+Mtn+ACT+M.jpg.htm l
There is nothing much to go on here.

TL Seow :Cheers.

[Psyche]

No. 10 is a Tineidae, Clothes moth.
There are several similar genera.
It looks closer to Nemapogon, but the number of species is daunting.
http://www2.nrm.se/en/svenska_fjarilar/n/nemapogon_variatella.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemapogon
Other similar genera eg.
http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/bclepetal/Photographs%20&%20Other%20images/Lepidoptera%2075dpi/morophagoides_b.JPG

TL Seow:Cheers.

[Psyche]

No. 1. should be Ancylolomia westwoodi . Crambidae.

This is almost identical to Ancylolomia japonica a more northerly species.
http://www.pbase.com/andrew57/image/96209061

The only species recorded from Iran thru Malaya to Australia is A. westwoodi.
The Australian form of this species.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/cram/westwoodi.html

TL Seow:cheers:

[Psyche]

This is about it.
Inputs needed from readers for the rest.

No. 3 looks like a Geometrid but no match or resemblance seen.
In fact none in other families eg Crambidae as well.

No. 8 could even be Gymnoscelis taprobanica since the range, SriLanka to HK will normally encompass Malaya.
A 2nd possibility is the one below, but with the poor image it is impossible to say.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-10/eupitheciini/eupitheciini_22_4.php

No. 11. I can't see this as a Tortricid moth since these typically have stout but short labial palps & thick short antennae.
The rounded head is typical of Tineidae but the FW appeared too tapered for this family.
No match with this or related families.

N0, 14 is quite a mystery. The distinctive markings have no match,
The general pattern & bodyshape suggest Tortricidae, subfamily Tortricinae.


TL Seow :cheers:

[Psyche]

I think I have finally figured out what no. 3 is.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/136146030

By saving the image & rotating the wings to compare side by side I get a hit.
It is most likely Metallolophia variegata.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-9/geometrini/geometrini_7_3.php

In Geometrids those crazy markings will not match perfectly & there will be a fair bit of variation for each species.
The positions of all the bands & marks are in the right place.
The black patch near the apex is elongate compared to the image in MoB but is acceptable variation.
The general appearance & colouration also match well.
(It helps that I have eliminated just about everything else.)
It has not yet been recorded in peninsular Malaysia.(Not a problem as new species are added yearly.)

A 2nd species recorded here however does not match.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-9/geometrini/geometrini_7_4.php

TL Seow:cheers:

[Lanzz]

Thanks again Dr Seow, for these IDs...

[Psyche]

No. 8.
A side by side comparison with Gymnoscelis taprobanica shows way too much diiference in the way the bands run on the FW.

It would be better to leave it as Gymnoscelis cf pseudotibialis.

The other species of Gymnoscelis are practically out of contention.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Lanzz]

Ok, i edited it... Thanks...

[Psyche]

Moth 11.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/135176007


I was looking at some Gelechiodea when I came acroos this pix & realised here is a match in headend, bodyshape, wings, antennae & even the position of the legs.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/242061/bgpage

So it is in the Family Pyralidae, subfamily Phycitinae.
A check with Phycitinae does not reveal any match, the closest being Ephestia unicolorella
http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7281/8741280234_4dc3e34698_m.jpg

Ephestia includes a number of pest species of fruits,& nuts, cacao, almond etc.

It is not this species, but certainly in the same subfamily.

TL Seow:cheers: